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Where does “h₂stḗr” come from?

h₂stḗr (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

h₂stḗr (Proto-Indo-European): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “h₂stḗr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “h₂stḗr”

  • star
  • prognosis
  • disaster
  • prognostic
  • Gnostic
  • stern
  • disastrous
  • Gnosticism
  • agnosticism
  • Stella
  • gnostic
  • astronomy
  • constellation
  • gnosis
  • stellar
  • gnosticism
  • prognosticate
  • starred
  • astern
  • prognosticator
  • astral
  • prognostically
  • starlight
  • gnoseology
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